peggy’s cove, nova scotia, canada. niagara falls, ontario, canada
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Background
• A group of Canadian artists that specialized in landscape paintings
• Painted as a group between 1920 - 1933• Called themselves a “landscape school”• Tried to show the relationship between art
and nature – showed more of their feelings for their subjects
• Painted both in the studio and in the bush
• Emphasis on bright colours• Showed landscape as they “saw” and “felt” it,
not strictly realistic• Highly stylized and simplified look• Very influential on Canadian and international
artists• Much of their work focused on Great Lakes
area and Algonquin Park
Honourary Members – Tom Thomson
• Died mysteriously while painting in Algonquin Park before the group officially formed
Emily Carr
• Followed their style, but painted in British Columbia – also a woman, so not part of the group
Places Where You Can See The Real Artwork
• McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinberg, Ontario – not far from Canada’s Wonderland
• Art Gallery of Ontario – downtown Toronto• National Gallery of Canada – downtown
Ottawa
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiAvYGTB8xk